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Aeronautical Information Manual - Official Guide to Basic Flight Information and ATC Procedures

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Table of Contents

Ch-1 Air Navigation

• 1-1 Navigation Aids
• 1-2 Performance-Based Navigation (PBN) and Area Navigation (RNAV)

Ch-2 Aeronautical Lighting and Other Airport Visual Aids

• 2-1 Airport Lighting Aids
• 2-2 Air Navigation and Obstruction Lighting
• 2-3 Airport Marking Aids and Signs

Ch-3 Airspace

• 3-1 General
• 3-2 Controlled Airspace
• 3-3 Class G Airspace
• 3-4 Special Use Airspace
• 3-5 Other Airspace Areas

Ch-4 Air Traffic Control

• 4-1 Services Available to Pilots
• 4-2 Radio Communications Phraseology and Techniques
• 4-3 Airport Operations
• 4-4 ATC Clearances and Aircraft Separation
• 4-5 Surveillance Systems
• 4-6 Operational Policy/Procedures for Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) in the Domestic U.S., Alaska, Offshore Airspace and the San Juan FIR
• 4-7 Operational Policy/Procedures for the Gulf of Mexico 50 NM Lateral Separation Initiative

Ch-5 Air Traffic Procedures

• 5-1 Preflight
• 5-2 Departure Procedures
• 5-3 En Route Procedures
• 5-4 Arrival Procedures
• 5-5 Pilot/Controller Roles and Responsibilities
• 5-6 National Security and Interception Procedures

Ch-6 Emergency Procedures

• 6-1 General
• 6-2 Emergency Services Available to Pilots
• 6-3 Distress and Urgency Procedures
• 6-4 Two‐way Radio Communications Failure
• 6-5 Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Communications

Ch-7 Safety of Flight

• 7-1 Meteorology
• 7-2 Altimeter Setting Procedures
• 7-3 Wake Turbulence
• 7-4 Bird Hazards and Flight Over National Refuges, Parks, and Forests
• 7-5 Potential Flight Hazards
• 7-6 Safety, Accident, and Hazard Reports

Ch-8 Medical Facts for Pilots

• 8-1 Fitness for Flight

Ch-9 Aeronautical Charts and Related Publications

• 9-1 Types of Charts Available

Ch-10 Helicopter Operations

• 10-1 Helicopter IFR Operations
• 10-2 Special Operations

Appendixes

• Ap-1 Bird/Other Wildlife Strike Report
• Ap-2 Volcanic Activity Reporting Form (VAR)
• Ap-3 Abbreviations/Acronyms

PILOT/CONTROLLER GLOSSARY

• A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

INDEX

• A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z